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Lockheed Martin Gets $171 Million For Additional E-2D AEW Radars

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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week received a $171.8 million low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract from Northrop Grumman [NOC] for four AN/APY-9 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) radar systems for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, according to Lockheed Martin. Unlike the APS-145 currently in use aboard the E-2C Hawkeye, the APY-9 will be required to operate over land, Doug Reep, Lockheed Martin program management director for AEW radar, told Defense Daily recently. "When we talk about the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye,…

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